Pediatric Neurology residency in Saudi Arabia
Brain, nerve and muscle conditions in babies and children.
Lowest accepted score 2026 (median): 61.4%. Training length: 5 years.
Rotations during residency
- Neuropathology (2 weeks)
- Neuro-ophthalmology (2 weeks)
- Child psychiatry and behavioral pediatrics
- Neuromuscular
- Research
- General pediatrics and neonatology
- Adult neurology
- EEG and epilepsy
- Pediatric intensive care
Schedule overview
- Years 1 to 2: General pediatrics, neonatology, adult neurology
- Years 3 to 5: Pediatric neurology, EEG, neuromuscular, neuropathology, neuro-ophthalmology, child psychiatry, research
Most common encounters
- Epilepsy and febrile seizures
- Cerebral palsy
- Developmental delay
- Headache and migraine
- Neuromuscular disease (such as SMA and muscular dystrophy)
- Genetic and metabolic brain disorders
- Floppy infant
- Neonatal seizures
- Hydrocephalus
- Autism-related referrals
Most common procedures
- EEG reading
- Lumbar puncture
- Neuroimaging interpretation
- Nerve conduction and EMG (supervised)
- Botulinum toxin for spasticity
- Ketogenic diet programs
Fellowships after residency
- Epilepsy (2 to 3 years)
- Neuromuscular (2 to 3 years)
- Neurocritical care (2 to 3 years)
- Movement disorders (2 to 3 years)
- Neurogenetics (2 to 3 years)
- Neurodevelopment (2 to 3 years)
Lowest accepted score by city
- Riyadh: 2026 58.6%, 2025 55.8%
- Jeddah: 2026 61.5%, 2025 74.0%
- Dammam: 2026 63.4%, 2025 64.9%
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